2024-05-06T08:54:38-04:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 473097023 NORTHERN VIRGINIA VETERANS ASSOCIATION % Angela McConnell NORT 7036590788 PO BOX 10253 MANASSAS VA 201081904 Albert Leech Treasurer 2024-05-06 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Angela McConnell PO BOX 10253 MANASSAS VA 201081904 355369 false X www.novavets.org X 2015 VA NOVA Veterans Association's mission is critical in that we provide the one thing the elderly and underserved don't have - equitable access to the services they need. We are a personal comprehensive case management and advocacy service which is fundamentally different than a resource directory or a navigation service. We work with each veteran so we understand their needs comprehensively then coordinate services and always follow up. Most Veteran Service Organizations focus on supporting only a single immediate need for which the veteran is seeking help. However veterans who are in poverty disabled elderly or have mental health challenges have a complex set of needs that must be addressed to improve their quality of life. NOVA Veterans support holistically over the long-term because our veterans deserve more than a short-term temporary fix.We provide continuity of support through multiple partner organizations using our Veteran Quality of Life Cycle model. 6 5 2 0 0 0 283478 313711 0 0 0 0 -13224 36825 270254 350536 7593 17453 0 0 161524 235781 0 0 9095 11513 17890 180630 271124 89624 79412 123800 203212 0 0 123800 203212 The Northern Virginia Veterans Association is a non-profit that personally coordinates services for our most vulnerable veterans and spouses at no cost to a vast system of community resources addressing needs that support their quality of life. Many of our veterans are challenged and cannot access recommended services that are available online or through other means. This may be due to a variety of factors such as old age physical or mental health conditions lack of IT skills and or devices or general inability to function at a sufficient level. We provide personal on-going support and follow up to ensure our most vulnerable veterans receive the care and services they have earned and deserve. We case manage around any service needed including VA Claims Healthcare Transportation Caregiving Shelter Housing Hospice Legal Finance Employment Recreation and others. true false 101416 0 42258 In May 2023 we doubled our case numbers in half the time projected working on 686 cases. By October 2023 we doubled our case management hours 1,888 hours. By the end of 2023 we were at 1,121 cases 60% more than projected and 2,318 case management hours almost 80% more than projected. Through our funders' support each year we can reach more and more underserved and often marginalized veterans. However improving their quality of life health and wellbeing and peace of mind proves to our funders and our community that our dedicated personalized work is making an incredible difference in our veterans' lives. 127812 0 100000 NVVA continued delivering services with the Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William to provide navigation services to underserved veterans in Prince William County. The program supported hundreds of veteran cases primarily in the areas of transportation healthcare shelter housing food insecurity and VA benefits. 16162 0 0 Due to veterans' multiple accommodation needs and fragility we provided over 1,500 rides for veterans to healthcare appointments at military medical facilities such as Walter Reed Fort Belvoir the Washington D.C. Veterans Hospital VA Community Care Clinics and other local civilian healthcare facilities. Transportation specifics included wheelchair transport vans as well as regular vehicles. The majority of veterans using this program were disabled and required mobility devices such as canes walkers and wheelchairs. 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Part III, line 2 The Department of Veteran Services awarded NOVA Veterans a suicide prevention and opioid addiction $125,000 grant. This program starts with executing an aggressive extensive outreach initiative utilizing hundreds of partners marketing avenues events and direct communications through our current veteran base and partners: Attending partner events community services Area on Aging veteran services and others' with prepared outreach materials for them to use share and distribute; Creating and holding outreach events to share our services; Marketing through our partners social media direct mail and others; Reaching out to healthcare providers throughout our area of operation that serve veterans specifically VA Care in the Community providers. This component is essential because if you cannot reach the veteran you cannot help the veteran. We have done this with great success during our Transportation and Care Coordination Program and under the Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William. Our process is 1 Identify the veteran: who are they? They walk among us every day suffering in silence. 2 Know how to reach them both their physical location and emotionally. 3 Perform NOVA Veteran's holistic comprehensive intake to find the right services and ensure services are received on-going. 4 Take them in establish a relationship develop trust determine individualized needs emotional mental social physical respond to any immediate crisis needs determine services and priorities and develop courses of action to meet these needs. 5 Partner with agencies and organizations that will support their needs. 6 Provide Quality of Life Survey and follow-up to ensure needs are being met. Part VI, Line 11b A draft of the Form 990 is provided to all board members for review and comment prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c All directors and employees are required to sign a statement confirming that they are in compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. Part VI, Line 15 Compensation of the CEO and other key employees is determined based on a review of available data from comparable organizations and is reviewed and approved by the independent Board of Directors. Part VI, Line 19 Documents are available upon request. Part III Line 1 | Explanation:| The need for transportation to access healthcare appointments for our underserved veterans remains our top request and our greatest funding need. In 2021 2022 our proof of concept Transportation Care Coordination program was developed and executed. NOVA Veterans was the first to offer a free same day 7 days week holidays afterhours and boundary-less within DMV Transportation and Care Coordination program for our most vulnerable and underserved veterans. Care coordination is an essential part of transportation operations due to elderly and challenged veterans requiring accommodations which NOVA Veterans Mobility Manager and team had to meet in order to provide safe efficient and successful rides to and from their medical appointments. Veterans physical and mental emotional needs included: mobility hearing vision speech and memory cognitive challenges. All of which require personal direct support from the NOVA Veterans team. This pilot required conducting extensive outreach and research within the grant footprint to veteran organizations clinics hospitals elder care facilities and other organizations and business that work with elderly and disabled veterans. Outreach and locating these marginalized veterans in need is one of our largest barriers to reaching and helping this population. This pilot program information was distributed via email to over 1,800 individuals and organizations and widely shared through social media channels and press releases. Part III Line 4 | Explanation:| Our Quality-of-Life Survey results show that our veteran clients agree that their quality of life has improved after engaging with NOVA Veterans for support. Over 83% stated they strongly agreed or agreed that their well-being improved after being supported by NOVA Veteran's personnel. Over 74% stated they strongly agreed or agreed that NOVA Veterans support relieved stress and gave them greater peace of mind. Over 78% stated they strongly agreed or agreed that NOVA Veterans improved their quality of life.